Artwork
The Brouwersgracht in Amsterdam
The Brouwersgracht in Amsterdam is an oil painting by the Rococo painting artist Unknown. It dates from 1750 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
The work depicts the Brouwersgracht canal in Amsterdam, rendered as a cityscape.
The work depicts the Brouwersgracht canal in Amsterdam, rendered as a cityscape. Created in 1750, the painting presents a view of this specific urban waterway without incorporating additional allegorical figures or explicit symbolic narratives. As a genre cityscape, the piece primarily serves as a documentary representation of the Amsterdam landscape during the mid-eighteenth century, capturing the architectural and environmental character of the location.
Technique & Style
Created in 1750, this anonymous cityscape is executed in oil paint on a canvas support. The work measures 19.5 cm in height and 30.5 cm in width, presenting a compact view of the Brouwersgracht in Amsterdam. As a painted representation of an urban canal scene, the piece utilizes standard oil painting materials to depict the architectural and atmospheric qualities of the location.
The application of oil pigments allows for the rendering of the specific genre characteristics associated with eighteenth-century Dutch cityscapes.
History & Provenance
The painting titled The Brouwersgracht in Amsterdam is an anonymous cityscape executed in oil on canvas, dated to 1750. Created in Amsterdam, the work depicts a specific urban view within the city. It is currently held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
The available records do not specify a named artist, a specific commissioning patron, or a detailed chain of ownership prior to its inclusion in the museum's holdings.
The Brouwersgracht in Amsterdam is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, where it remains on location. The work is catalogued as an anonymous painting executed in oil on canvas, dated 1750, with dimensions of 19.5 by 30.5 cm.
No specific inventory or accession number, nor any documented exhibition history, is recorded in the available sources.
Overview
The Brouwersgracht in Amsterdam is an oil painting depicting a scene in Amsterdam. It is currently held at the Rijksmuseum.
Artist & collection
View of Haarlem from across the Spaarne, near the Eendjespoort
Untitled
River Landscape
The Waag (weigh-house) and Crane on the Spaarne, Haarlem
Amsterdam City View with Houses on the Herengracht and the old Haarlemmersluis
River landscape
St Jago Shipyard on Bickers Island in Amsterdam
The Docking Basin in the Barge Canal in Leidschendam